Feminine dossier · first seen 1976
Shanaya
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2016
Peak era
2016
Peak births
234
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Shanaya
How many people are named Shanaya?
An estimated 3,106 living Americans are named Shanaya.
How rare is Shanaya?
Shanaya is uncommon among babies today, with 97 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 58.5% from its 2016 peak.
How old is the typical Shanaya?
The median age of a living American named Shanaya is approximately 11 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 22 years old.
Is Shanaya still popular?
Not especially. Shanaya has been declining since its 2016 peak and registered 97 births in 2025.
Where is Shanaya most common?
Shanaya has its strongest geographic signal in New Jersey, where it appears 4.7× more often than the national baseline.
1976Peak 20162025
Peak year
2016
Decline from peak
58.5%
2025
97
All-time
3,149
Where it lives now
Shanaya is most concentrated in New Jersey — about 4.7× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Shanaya is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.